Baby food
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Baby food is any food, other than breastmilk or infant formula, that is made specifically for infants, roughly between the ages of four to six months to 2 years. The food comes in multiple varieties and tastes, can be produced by many manufacturers, or may be table food that the rest of the family is eating, mashed up. Because infants lack teeth, many different baby food are designed for ease of eating; they are either a soft, liquidy paste or an easily chewed food. Babies typically move to consuming baby food once nursing or formula is not sufficient for the child's appetite. Babies do not need to have teeth to transition to eating solid foods. Teeth, however, normally do begin to show up at this age. Care should be taken with certain foods that pose a choking hazard, such as undercooked vegetables, grapes, or food that may contain bones. Babies begin eating liquid style baby food, sometimes mixed with rice cereal and formula, or breastmilk. Pureed vegetables and fruits are an example of liquid style baby food. Then, as the baby is better able to chew, small, soft pieces or lumps may be included. Care should be taken, as babies with teeth have the ability to break off pieces of food but they do not possess the back molars to grind, so concerned parents should carefully mash or break baby food into manageable pieces for their baby. Around 6 months of age, babies may begin to feed themselves (picking up food pieces with hands, using the whole fist, or later the pincer grasp- thumb and forefinger) with help from parents.
- See also: Wikipedia
| When do I introduce solids? When do I introduce solids? www.nhs.uk/chq/Pages/812.aspx?CategoryID=62&SubCategoryID=63 - Web |
| Babies, weaning Babies, weaning www.nhs.uk/conditions/babies-weaning/Pages/Introduction.aspx - Web |
| Solids: the first steps Solids: the first steps www.nhs.uk/Planners/birthtofive/Pages/Weaningfirststeps.aspx - Web |
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| Introducing solid foods: What you need to know Introducing solid foods: What you need to know www.mayoclinic.com/health/healthy-baby/PR00029 - Web |
| Feeding Tips Feeding Tips www.babycareencyclopedia.com/tag/feeding/ - Web |
| Article on maize contamination in Western Africa Article on maize contamination in Western Africa www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1247538 - Web |
| The Evolution of the Baby Food Industry 2000-2008 The Evolution of the Baby Food Industry 2000-2008 www.ftc.gov/be/workpapers/wp297.pdf - Web |
